Marie Elisa Scheidt is a documentary filmmaker, currently based in Berlin. Elisa started her first video experiments at an early age and got insight into several film production companies in Beijing, Munich and Berlin, where she gained experience in research, project development, street casting, cinematography and editing. She studied at the University of Television and Film Munich and at the School of Image Arts Toronto (Ryerson University). Her short films have been screened and awarded at numerous major film festivals around the world.